ELLY GRIMM • Leader & Times The USD 480 school board will be preparing to welcome students back at its next meeting Monday evening starting at 6:30. Monday’s meeting will be in Room C107 of the Liberal High School East Annex. To begin the meeting’s new business, the board will be...
Seward County Community College Seward County Community College will exit the Western Kansas Community College Virtual Education Consortium, also known as EduKan, at the conclusion of the fall semester. The announcement follows 10 months of negotiation by SCCC President Brad Bennett, who...
Seward County Administrator April Warden, left, and Road and Bridge Supervisor Bobby Wright talk about safety issues concerning Road O and Road P, as well as the need for mowing in rural areas of the county, at the commission’s Aug. 7 meeting. L&T photo/Robert PierceROBERT PIERCE • Leader...
Special to the Leader & Times Kansas foster children have more stable placements and have quicker access to mental health services, according to the second report from the Neutral Third Party in the McIntyre class action lawsuit settlement. “My administration continues to make...
Special to the Leader & Times WASHINGTON D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Marshall, M.D. and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) recently introduced the Protecting Farmers from Drought Act – bipartisan legislation that extends existing federal protections for farmers in communities experiencing extreme...
Dr. Patricia Miller from the Meade Rural Health Clinic, center, comes dressed as Barbie and is joined by two fellow Barbie enthuiasts at Artesian Valley Health Systems’ recent Back-to-School Bash. Courtesy photoArtesian Valley Health System MEADE – Artesian Valley Health Systems is ...
ELLY GRIMM • Leader & Times Along with all the various economic development going on throughout the state, agricultural exports have also been seeing a boost, according to the State of Kansas. Tuesday, Gov. Laura Kelly announced agricultural exports reached $5.46 billion in 2022, the...
Special to the Leader & Times Liberal’s City Commissioners will soon move to their new commission chambers located inside the Liberal Recreation Department at 950 S. Grant Ave. The first meeting to to take place in the new location will be the regularly scheduled City Commission...
These cars rumble along as part of the demolition derby that was part of this year’s Five State Fair. This was the first demolition derby in the past few years. L&T photo/Elly GrimmELLY GRIMM • Leader & Times Another Five State Fair is officially in the books, and members of the...
Kansas Department of Transportation The Kansas Department of Transportation is now accepting applications for the fall 2023 round of the agency’s Cost Share Program. More than $125 million has been given to Kansas communities since the Cost Share Program’s began in 2019. The Cost...